President Tinubu is under pressure to review a major port deal in Apapa, which involves foreign financing from UK Export Finance and impacts the naira's value.
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Updated Aug 19
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President Tinubu is under pressure to review a major port deal in Apapa, which involves foreign financing from UK Export Finance and impacts the naira's value.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.Tinubu finalized a ports financing deal with the UK.1 source
Tinubu must review Apapa port deal under UK financing, impacting naira value.1 source
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Economic hardship is causing currency devaluation in Nigeria, impacting the naira, amidst administration policy concerns.Also in this story
- The Nigerian naira continues to lose value against the dollar, affecting markets and causing local economic hardship.
- Remi Tinubu, wife of the President, is facing public scrutiny while advising small businesses on utilizing Naira earnings.
The entities involved
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Nigeria
sovereign state in West Africa
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Bola Ahmed Tinubu
12th Governor of Lagos (1999–2007) and President of Nigeria since 2023
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naira
currency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
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